2 Samuel 10
1 Some time later, the king of the Ammon people-group died, and his son Hanun became their king.
Sesudah itu raja bangsa Amon meninggal dunia dan anaknya, Hanun, menggantikan dia.
2 David thought, “Nahash was kind to me, so I will be kind to his son.” So David sent some officials there, to tell Hanun that David was sorry that Hanun’s father [had died]. When those messengers arrived in the land where the Ammon people-group lived,
Daud berkata, “Saya akan menunjukkan kebaikan dan kesetiaan kepada Hanun, anak Nahas, seperti yang sudah ditunjukkan ayahnya kepada saya.” Maka Daud mengutus beberapa pejabatnya untuk menyampaikan pesan turut berdukacita atas kematian ayah Hanun. Namun, pada waktu mereka memasuki negeri bangsa Amon,
3 the leaders of the Ammon people-group said to Hanun, “Do you think that it is to honor your father that King David has sent these men to say that he is sorry that your father died [RHQ]? [We think that] he has sent them here to look around the city to determine how his [army] can conquer us!”
para pejabat tinggi Amon berkata kepada Hanun, “Tuanku Raja, jangan berpikir bahwa Daud mengutus para pejabatnya hanya untuk menyampaikan turut berduka atas kematian ayah Tuan! Tidak! Daud mengirimkan mereka ke sini untuk memata-matai kota kita dan mendapatkan informasi agar mereka dapat menyerang dan merebut kota ini!”
4 Hanun [believed what they said; so he commanded some soldiers to] seize David’s officials and [insult them by] shaving off one side of each man’s beard, and [by] cutting off the lower part of their robes, [with the result that their buttocks could be seen], and then they sent them away.
Karena itu Raja Hanun memerintahkan untuk menangkap para utusan Daud, mencukur sebelah jenggot mereka, dan menggunting bagian bawah jubah mereka sehingga kaki mereka tampak telanjang sampai ke pantat. Lalu mereka disuruh pulang.
5 The men were very humiliated/ashamed, [so they did not want to return home]. When David found out about what had happened to his officials, he sent someone to tell them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown again, and then return home.”
Ketika Daud mendengar bahwa para utusannya diperlakukan demikian, dia menyuruh orang untuk menemui mereka dan menyampaikan, “Tinggallah di Yeriko sampai jenggot kalian tumbuh kembali, lalu kembalilah ke Yerusalem.” Dia menyampaikan seperti itu karena mereka sudah sangat dipermalukan.
6 Then [the leaders of] the Ammon people-group realized that they had greatly insulted [IDM] David [IDM]. So they sent some men to hire/pay some soldiers [from other nearby areas to help defend them]. They hired 20,000 soldiers from [the] Beth-Rehob and Zobah [regions northeast of Israel], and 12,000 soldiers from [the] Tob [region], and 1,000 soldiers from [the army of] the king of Maacah [region].
Ketika orang-orang Amon menyadari bahwa mereka sudah membuat Daud membenci mereka, bangsa Amon pun menyewa pasukan dari negeri Siria: 20.000 tentara pejalan kaki dari daerah Bet Rehob dan Zoba, 1.000 tentara dari Maaka, dan 12.000 tentara dari daerah Tob.
7 When David heard about that, he sent Joab with all of the army [that Joab commanded], to fight against them.
Sewaktu Daud mendengar berita itu, dia memerintahkan Yoab dan seluruh pasukannya untuk berperang melawan mereka.
8 The soldiers of the Ammon people-group marched out and (stood in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) at the entrance [to their capital city, Rabbah]. The other soldiers from Syria and Tob and Maacah stood by themselves (in their positions/arranged themselves for battle) in the nearby fields.
Bangsa Amon berbaris dan siap untuk berperang di depan pintu gerbang benteng kota mereka, sementara orang-orang Siria dari Zoba, Rehob, Tob, dan Maaka mengatur barisan mereka sendiri di padang.
9 Joab saw that there were groups of enemy soldiers in front of his troops and behind his troops. So he chose some of the best Israeli soldiers, and put them in positions to fight against the soldiers of Syria.
Ketika Yoab melihat pasukannya sudah dikepung dari depan dan dari belakang, dia memilih sebagian tentara terbaik Israel dan menempatkan mereka untuk berperang melawan pasukan Siria,
10 He appointed his [older] brother Abishai to be the commander of all the other soldiers, and he told them to (stand in their positions/arrange themselves) in front of [the army of] the Ammon people-group.
sedangkan pasukan Israel selebihnya dia serahkan ke dalam pimpinan Abisai, adiknya, untuk menghadapi pasukan Amon.
11 Then Joab said, “If the soldiers from Syria are too strong for us to defeat them, your men must come and help us. But if the soldiers from the Ammon people-group are too strong for you to defeat, we will come and help your men.
Kata Yoab kepada Abisai, “Kalau orang Siria itu mulai mengalahkan pasukanku, kirimkanlah orang dari pasukanmu untuk menyelamatkan kami. Tetapi kalau orang Amon itu mulai mengalahkan pasukanmu, aku akan mengirim orang untuk menyelamatkanmu.
12 We must be strong, and fight hard [IDM] to [defend] our people and the cities [(that belong to/where we worship)] our God. I will pray/request that Yahweh do what he considers to be good.”
Kuatkanlah hatimu! Kita harus bertempur dengan gagah perkasa untuk membela nama Israel dan kota-kota Allah kita! Semoga TUHAN melakukan apa yang menurut-Nya terbaik.”
13 So Joab and his army [advanced to] attack the army of Syria, and the soldiers from Syria ran away from them.
Lalu Yoab bersama pasukannya maju melawan orang Siria, dan pasukan Siria itu melarikan diri dari mereka.
14 And when [the soldiers of] the Ammon people-group saw that the soldiers from Syria were running away, they also started to run away from Abishai and his army, and they retreated back inside the city. So Joab’s [army] stopped fighting against [the army of] the Ammon people-group, and Joab [and his army] returned to Jerusalem.
Ketika pasukan Amon melihat bahwa pasukan Siria melarikan diri, mereka mundur dari hadapan pasukan Abisai dan masuk ke gerbang kota mereka. Sesudah pertempuran itu selesai, Yoab dan seluruh pasukan Israel kembali dari negeri Amon ke Yerusalem.
15 After [the leaders of] the army of Syria saw that the Israeli army had defeated them, they gathered all their troops together.
Dengan demikian bangsa Siria menyadari bahwa mereka sudah dikalahkan oleh bangsa Israel. Karena itu, Raja Hadadeser mengumpulkan seluruh pasukan Siria, termasuk yang di seberang sungai Efrat. Mereka semua berkumpul di kota Helam dibawah pimpinan Sobak, panglima pasukan Hadadeser.
16 [Their king, ] Hadadezer, summoned the soldiers of Syria who lived on the east side of the [Euphrates] River. They gathered at Helam [city]. Their commander was Shobach.
17 When David heard about that, he gathered all the Israeli soldiers, and they crossed the Jordan [River] and marched to Helam. There, the army of Syria (took their positions/arranged themselves for battle), and the battle started.
Sewaktu Daud diberitahu tentang hal itu, dia mengumpulkan seluruh orang Israel dan memimpin mereka menyeberangi sungai Yordan lalu tiba di Helam. Di sana pasukan besar Siria sudah siap untuk memerangi mereka.
18 But the soldiers of Syria ran away from the Israeli soldiers. David [and his army] killed 700 of their chariot-drivers and 40,000 other soldiers. They also wounded Shobach, their commander, and he died there.
Akan tetapi, pasukan Siria itu melarikan diri dari hadapan Israel. Pasukan Daud membunuh 700 pengendara kereta kuda Siria dan 40.000 tentara pejalan kaki. Mereka juga membunuh Sobak, panglima pasukan Siria.
19 When all the kings who had been ruled by Hadadezer realized that they had been defeated by the Israeli [army], they made peace with the Israelis and agreed to accept David as their king. So [the army of] Syria was afraid to help [the army of] the Ammon people-group any more.
Ketika semua raja daerah yang bersekutu dengan Hadadeser melihat bahwa dia sudah dikalahkan oleh bangsa Israel, mereka pun membuat perdamaian dengan Raja Daud dan tunduk di bawah pemerintahan Israel. Akibat peristiwa itu, bangsa Siria tidak lagi bersedia menolong bangsa Amon.
